About us
A Brief History
As a professional bass player I’ve always been obsessed with the search for superb basses and trying to understand why they were better than others.
In 1996 I was living in New York and a frequent visitor to Fodera Guitar’s shop in Brooklyn. My friend and bass great Matthew Garrison introduced me to Vinny and Joey there and I spent many an hour watching these skilled craftsmen and artists at work creating their stunning basses and listening to their amusing musical stories.
I returned to Italy in 1998 and Vinny and Joey asked me to be their Italian agent.
Fodera basses are fabulous but I always wanted to build my own basses and in 2004 through a stroke of luck I met Erick Furlan. He was already a well-respected luthier and we quickly realised that between us we had the potential to realise our shared dream of building great bass guitars. W&T Basses was formed.
Enrico Pasini
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Our quest for great tone
Basses are made of wood and (elec)tronics – that’s where our brand name comes from. Getting the tone right for the client by choosing just the proper combination of woods and pickups to match up with our East/W&T preamps always gives us a great deal of satisfaction.
The Wood&Tronics singing tone is about transparency and definition, full-bodied yet tight low end, wide dynamic response and distinct, full sounding chord outlining.
All this provides the keen, “cutting through the mix” capability our clients appreciate us for. It’s a passion!
Why We Make W&T Basses
There is nothing like that moment when we hand the finished bass to a client, they put it on, plug it in and play it for the very first time. That moment, and their reaction, is priceless. There is so much of us in each instrument that it’s almost like we are making each one for ourselves a little as well; letting them go is a little like when your children leave home.
We are committed to pushing the envelope in bass making by creating outstandingly fine instruments with the kind of performance, features, playability and, above all, sound way beyond their monetary value. That, too, is priceless.
Enrico Pasini and Erik Furlan
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